Instituto Internacional de Derecho y Sociedad

What Instituto Internacional de Derecho y Sociedad does

Instituto Internacional de Derecho y Sociedad (IIDS) is a Lima-based non-profit legal research and advocacy institute dedicated to the collective rights of indigenous and Afro-Peruvian peoples in Peru and Latin America. Its core operations span four integrated lines: (1) strategic litigation before national courts, the Constitutional Tribunal, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (CIDH), and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (Corte IDH) on landmark cases including FENAP (Pueblo Achuar), CONGA, Río Blanco, CN Tres Islas, and Atumplaya; (2) legislative advocacy advancing the Agenda de los Pueblos, a package of four draft laws covering legal personality registration, land titling, intercultural legal coordination, and amnesty for criminalized indigenous authorities; (3) capacity-building through international diplomas and courses (120-hour programs across 12+ thematic units on indigenous rights, legal pluralism, strategic litigation, and linguistic rights) delivered via a virtual school and co-organized with the University of Brasília, the IIDH, and other institutions; and (4) knowledge production through the Alertanet journal, policy briefs, videos, and audio content. The organization is led by Dra. Soraya Yrigoyen Fajardo (President) and Dra. Raquel Yrigoyen Fajardo (Vice President), with an international faculty network and endorsements from the UN Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Peoples.

The organization's primary clients are indigenous and Afro-Peruvian organizations — among them FENAP, CUNARC-P, UNCA, AIDESEP, GTANW, CORPI-SL, CNA, and ASONEDH — which IIDS serves as legal representative, strategic advisor, and training provider. Its revenue model is a hybrid of (a) tuition and fees from diplomas and courses, with scholarships and group discounts, and (b) donations and institutional support from international cooperation bodies, academic institutions, and development partners. No pricing, revenue, or financial figures are publicly disclosed, and the organization operates from a single headquarters at Jr. Nazca 458, Jesús María, Lima, Peru. The platform is essentially a content-and-services delivery stack: a website (derechoysociedad.org), a virtual school, multimedia publishing channels, and direct legal advisory workflows — with no proprietary technology, no APIs, and no AI/ML capabilities evidenced.

Name

Instituto Internacional de Derecho y Sociedad

Legal name

Instituto Internacional de Derecho y Sociedad

Website

https://derechoysociedad.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

IIDS is a Lima-based non-profit legal institute that provides strategic litigation, legislative advocacy, and capacity-building programs for indigenous and Afro-Peruvian peoples' rights in Peru and Latin America, serving organizations such as FENAP, CUNARC-P, and UNCA through international diplomas and cases before the CIDH.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Human Rights Legal Advocacy

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Rights, Democracy & Rule of Law IGOs (BPADAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Dual/Joint Degree Programs (International) (EDAIABAD)

Keywords

• Indigenous rights advocacy
• Strategic litigation services
• Intercultural legal pluralism
• Human rights training
• Policy advocacy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lima

HQ country

Peru

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Course and diploma fees: IIDS generates revenue through enrollment fees for its virtual school and in-person courses, including international diplomas in indigenous rights, linguistic rights, strategic litigation, and public policy. Fees cover participation, materials, and certificates.
2. Donations and institutional support: The organization receives support from international cooperation entities, academic institutions, and development partners for its litigation, training, and advocacy programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

IIDS is a non-profit legal institute that provides strategic litigation, legislative advocacy, and educational capacity building for indigenous and Afro-Peruvian peoples' rights in Peru and Latin America. It combines international human rights law expertise with direct representation of indigenous organizations before national courts, the Constitutional Tribunal, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, and the Inter-American Court, alongside co-organized international diploma and course programs.

Product overview

Instituto Internacional de Derecho y Sociedad (IIDS) is a non-profit legal research and advocacy organization offering a portfolio of integrated services focused on indigenous and Afro-Peruvian rights in Latin America. The organization provides strategic litigation, educational programs (diplomas and courses through its Virtual School), policy advocacy (incidencia), publications (including the Alertanet journal), and multimedia content. The core offering is capacity-building and legal support for indigenous communities to exercise their collective rights, including representation in landmark cases before national courts and international bodies like the IACHR.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Alertanet: A publication/revista published by IIDS covering legal topics related to indigenous peoples' rights

Products and services

• Formación / Cursos y Diplomados (Education and Diploma Programs) Virtual and in-person educational programs including international diplomas and specialized courses on indigenous rights, legal pluralism, strategic litigation, linguistic rights, and public policy design, delivered with international faculty and co-organized with the University of Brasília, the Inter-American Institute of Human Rights (IIDH), and the Escuela de Educación Superior Pedagógica Pública Nuestra Señora de Chota.
• Escuela Virtual (Virtual School) Online learning platform offering virtual courses and training programs on indigenous and Afro-Peruvian rights, serving professionals, leaders, and community authorities across Latin America.
• Litigio Estratégico (Strategic Litigation) Strategic litigation services supporting indigenous and peasant organizations in legal cases before national courts, the Constitutional Tribunal, and international bodies including the Inter-American Commission and Court of Human Rights, covering territorial rights, prior consultation, and legal personality.
• Incidencia / Advocacy (Policy Advocacy) Policy advocacy services including legislative agenda promotion (Agenda de los Pueblos), protection of indigenous environmental defenders, advancement of intercultural legal pluralism, and international advocacy for indigenous peoples before regional and UN human rights bodies.
• Revista Alertanet (Alertanet Journal) Digital publication covering news, analyses, and updates on indigenous rights, legal pluralism, and social justice issues, distributed through the IIDS website to subscribers and the broader public.

Quantifiable outcome

• IIDS-supported case of Pueblo Achuar (FENAP) advanced to CIDH, with a precautionary measure petition filed regarding water, health, and food crisis from oil spill contamination.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (Corte IDH)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 April 2023IIDS coordinates international legal actions before the Corte IDH on behalf of indigenous organizations including FENAP and CUNARC-P, seeking favorable rulings on indigenous territorial rights, jurisdictional functions, and state obligations.
• Universidad de Brasília (Brazil)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 April 2023IIDS co-organizes the International Diploma on Political Participation Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Afro-Descendants with the University of Brasília. This partnership brings academic credibility, international faculty, and institutional legitimacy to IIDS's training programs.
• Instituto Interamericano de Derechos Humanos (IIDH)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 April 2023IIDS co-organizes international diploma programs with the IIDH, leveraging its regional expertise in human rights education and its institutional network across Latin America.
• Escuela de Educación Superior Pedagógica Pública 'Nuestra Señora de Chota'secondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 April 2023IIDS partners with this pedagogical institution to co-organize educational programs, contributing to capacity building of indigenous and rural educators.
• Ministerio de Cultura del Perú (MINCUL)secondaryImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 13 April 2023IIDS supported FENAP in its administrative process to be incorporated into the Base de Datos de Pueblos Indígenas (BDPI) of MINCUL, which was achieved in April 2023. This was the first Amazonian organization to be included at regional level.
• Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 June 2022IIDS provides legal advisory and representation to FENAP (Pueblo Achuar) in presenting a petition/denuncia against the Peruvian State before the CIDH for violations of indigenous rights including territorial rights, prior consultation, and legal personality. The case was heard in the 175th and 192nd CIDH sessions.
• Comisión de Pueblos Andinos, Amazónicos y Afroperuanos, Ambiente y Ecología del Congreso de la República del Perú (CPAAAAE)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 August 2020Led by Congressman Lenin Bazán, this congressional committee worked with IIDS and indigenous organizations to develop and advance the Agenda de los Pueblos legislative proposals, including PL 6699/2020-CR on legal personality registration.
• Comisión Permanente de Acceso a la Justicia del Poder Judicial (Peru)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 June 2020IIDS co-organizes the II International Webinar on Legal Personality of Indigenous Peoples with this judicial commission, promoting dialogue between judges, academics, and indigenous authorities on legal pluralism and access to justice.
• United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous PeoplescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN Special Rapporteur Francisco Calí Tzay visited FENAP and has publicly backed the Agenda de los Pueblos legislative proposals, providing international legitimacy to IIDS's advocacy work.
• Relator Especial de Derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas de la ONU (Peru support)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe UN Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Peoples' Rights has publicly endorsed the legislative agenda of Peru's indigenous organizations, supporting IIDS's advocacy and providing international legitimacy.
• Ministerio de Desarrollo Agrario y Riego (Peru)secondaryImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRepresentatives of this ministry participated in CUNARC-P's National Assembly, presenting advances on agrarian issues and productive projects relevant to rondas campesinas.
• Defensoría del Pueblo del PerúsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormer Defensor del Pueblo Walter Albán Peralta provided public endorsement for the legal personality registry bill (PL 6699/2020-CR), and the institution was notified of health emergencies affecting Pueblo Achuar communities.
• International academic faculty and scholars (José Aylwin, Silvina Ramírez, Lola Cubells, Boaventura de Sousa Santos, Caroline Cunill, Carlos Fredy Ochoa, Víctor Maqque)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIIDS draws on an international network of legal scholars, anthropologists, and human rights experts who serve as faculty for diploma programs and provide expert endorsements for its advocacy work.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Forest Peoples Programme: Forest Peoples Programme supports Indigenous Peoples' rights to their lands and livelihoods globally, with strong Latin America programming focused on legal recognition, land titling, and international advocacy. Comparable to IIDS in mission, capacity-building approach, and engagement with international human rights mechanisms.
• Cultural Survival: Cultural Survival is an Indigenous-led NGO that advocates for Indigenous Peoples' rights worldwide, including legal support, capacity building, and media production. It operates a similar mix of advocacy, training, and publications as IIDS, though with a broader geographic footprint.
• Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF): DPLF promotes the rule of law and human rights in Latin America through strategic litigation, research, and capacity building for civil society and justice operators. It overlaps with IIDS on Inter-American litigation, indigenous rights programming, and judicial training.
• Instituto Socioambiental (ISA): ISA is a Brazilian NGO that supports Indigenous Peoples' rights in the Amazon through research, advocacy, and legal support. It mirrors IIDS's combination of indigenous rights advocacy, legal advisory, and knowledge production, and shares the Inter-American and UN advocacy channels.
• EarthRights International: EarthRights International combines strategic litigation, advocacy, and community training to hold corporations and governments accountable for human rights and environmental abuses, often on behalf of indigenous communities. Comparable to IIDS in the litigation-plus-capacity-building model applied to extractive-industry cases.
• CEJIL — Center for Justice and International Law: CEJIL is a pan-Latin American human rights NGO that pursues strategic litigation before the Inter-American system on behalf of marginalized communities, including indigenous peoples. It is the closest direct peer to IIDS in terms of case portfolio, geographic scope, and IACHR/Corte IDH litigation strategy.
• Instituto de Defensa Legal (IDL): IDL is a Peruvian human rights and public interest law organization that pursues strategic litigation, advocacy, and research on access to justice, indigenous rights, and environmental protection. It is one of IIDS's closest domestic peers in terms of legal strategy and Peruvian context.

Regional players

• Centro de Investigación y Promoción del Campesinado (CIPCA): CIPCA is a Bolivian NGO that supports peasant and indigenous communities through research, legal advisory, and capacity building in the Andean region. While Bolivia-focused, it operates with similar strategies and beneficiaries as IIDS and could be a natural regional peer or partner.
• INREDH — Fundación Regional de Asesoría en Derechos Humanos: INREDH is an Ecuadorian human rights organization that provides legal defense, advocacy, and training for indigenous, peasant, and Afro-descendant communities. Comparable to IIDS in Andean indigenous rights work and human rights training offerings, though anchored in Ecuador rather than Peru.

Broad incumbents

• Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL): CIEL is a global environmental and human rights organization that uses international and domestic law to address environmental harms, including through indigenous rights work. It is a broader incumbent that intersects with IIDS on extractive-industry litigation and indigenous land rights advocacy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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